Many Employers Must Order a Pre Employment Screening, But Many Others Choose To Be Prepared!
Certain professions require pre employment screenings before the hiring process can be completed. Medical professionals, teachers, law enforcement officers, bank tellers and many other employment opportunities require a pre employment screening. Federal regulations are in place regarding some of these positions, and pre employment screening is not optional on the part of the prospective employee or the employer. The reasoning behind these mandatory screenings has to do with the access to privileged information and the potential abuse of power.
Medical professionals have access to information that has been deemed private by the federal government. Medical records are only accessible via a warrant or with patient permission. Because of that access, medical professionals must be beyond reproach. They also have access to people in a vulnerable state. A doctor or nurse could take advantage of patients, when they have little physical mobility. This is particularly true with the elderly, children and psychiatric patients.
Teachers are in a position of power with children. Because of this they are subject to the most stringent level of pre employment screening and must be fingerprinted before they can start working …